African Art

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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.

Collected in the first half of the twentieth century, the masks and tribal sculpture in the Chrysler represent a wide range of West and Central African cultures, including Cameroon, Gabon, and Mali.

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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2009.

Teke peoples

Butti Figure (Medicine Container)

Early- to mid-20th century

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Bembe peoples

Seated Ancestral Figure

Early- to mid-20th century

Baule peoples

Blolo Bian (spirit spouse)

Early- to mid-20th century

Luba peoples

Kibango (Chief's Staff)

Early- to mid-20th century

Mende peoples

Sowei (Helmet Mask)

Early- to mid-20th century

Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.

Edo peoples

Erhe (Royal Stool)

Early- to mid-20th century

Marka peoples

Ntomo Society Face Mask

Early- to mid-20th century

Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.

Bamana peoples

Chi Wara Society Crest Mask

Early- to mid-20th century

Edo peoples

Okperu (Cockerel) Shrine Figure

Early- to mid-20th century

Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2017.

Dogon peoples

Ancestral Figure

Early- to mid-20th century

Senufo peoples

Kponyungo (Helmet Mask)

Early- to mid-20th century

Kom peoples, Cameroon grassfields

Helmet Mask

Early- to mid-20th century